A man who repeatedly drove through a Victorville neighborhood to threaten another man was shot at by the victim’s brother before being arrested, authorities said.

Ty Clemmons, 36, drove up and down Foothill Road several times Tuesday and eventually stopped to threaten a man Clemmons believed had earlier beat up a family member, said sheriff’s spokeswoman Karen Hunt.

The victim recounted the episode to his brother, an Iraqi war veteran, who allegedly fired a shotgun at Clemmon’s white Toyota the next he drove through the neighborhood. Clemmons was not hit and immediately drove to a sheriff’s station to report the incident.

Deputies responded and found the victim’s brother dressed in camouflage clothing and armed.

Clemmons was booked at the Victor Valley jail on suspicion of making terrorist threats.

The victim’s brother, who was not identified, was taken in for psychiatric care. His case was forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office, whose prosecutors will decide whether to charge the victim’s brother with assault with a deadly weapon.

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